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Prehistoric Australia: Crocodiles jumping out of trees

Künstlerische Rekonstruktion eines weiblichen Mekosuchinen beim Nestbau in den sumpfigen Gebieten der Fossilienfundstätte Murgon. Credit Panades et al. 2025 generiert mit Gemini AI.png

Künstlerische Rekonstruktion eines weiblichen Mekosuchinen beim Nestbau in den sumpfigen Gebieten der Fossilienfundstätte Murgon. Credit: Panades et al. 2025 generated with Gemini AI

In a backyard in the remote town of Mergen, researchers have discovered the oldest known crocodile eggshells on the continent — relics of mycosuchins, a prehistoric group of crocodiles that lived 55 million years ago and once jumped out of trees like leopards.


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In a backyard in the remote town of Mergen, researchers have discovered the oldest known crocodile eggshells on the continent — relics of mycosuchins, a prehistoric group of crocodiles that lived 55 million years ago and once jumped out of trees like leopards.


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